1. National AgrAbility Project Education & Volunteer Services by Douglas B. Carmon Easter Seals National AgrAbility Project Manager

2. Educational Services  OT/PT Training Curriculum  Bridge gap between rehab and healthcare professionals not routinely exposed to farmers with disabilities  OT/PTs first, then other rehab/healthcare professionals, and finally pre-service university level students  Partnership (National, State, Healthcare Organizations)  Classroom face-to-face learning, online continuing education modules

3. Educational Services  OT/PT Training Curriculum  OK training program  Stillwater, Oct 8-9 2004  Academic / geographic expansion of program  Program access

4. Volunteer Services General Volunteer Services –Collection of resources Illinois AgrAbility Unlimited Program –Compilation of volunteer management guidelines Recruiting, training, liability, reporting –Resource access

5. Volunteer Services Peer Support Training Program –Goals Better selection process More effective support skills Increased number of volunteers Increased farmer’s usage of AgrAbility services Decrease liability of volunteers

6. Volunteer Services CO Peer Support Training Program –AgrAbility Neighbor-to-Neighbor Peer Support Training (AANNPST) Robert J. Fetsch Reserved space at CO program Seminar at your state with Robert Fetsch as lead Designated instructors should have educational/behavioral/psychology background

7. Information Sharing Teamwork is the key Networking Input We’re here to assist you!

8. Contact Information Douglas B. Carmon National AgrAbility Project Manager Easter Seals, Inc. Office of Public Affairs 700 Thirteenth Street, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 202-347-3066 dcarmon@easterseals.com

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